Oh I bid farewall to the port and the land
And I paddled away from brave england's white sands
To search for my long ago forgotten friends
To search for the place I hear all sailors end
[Chorus]
As the songs of the dead fill the space of my mind
I'll search without sleeping til peace I can find
I fear not the weather, I fear not the sea
I remember the fallen, do they think of me?
When my bones in the ocean forever will be
Plot a course to the night to a place I once knew
To a place where my hope died along with my crew
So I swallow my grief and face life's final test
To find promise of peace and the solace of rest
[Chorus]
As the songs of the dead fill the space of my ears
Their laughter like children, their beckoning cheers
My heart longs to join them, sing songs of the sea
I remember the fallen do they think of me?
When their bones in the ocean forever shall be
When at last before my ghostly shipmates I stand
I shed a small tear for my home upon land
Though their eyes speak of death filled with struggle and strife
Their smiles below say I don't owe them my life
[Chorus]
As the songs of the dead the space of my eyes
And my boat listed over and tried to capsize
I'm this far from drowning, this far from the sea
I remember the living, do they think of me?
When my bones in the ocean forever will be
Now that I'm down at the darkest abyss
I'm not sure what I want but I don't think it's this
As my comrades call stand fast and forge on
I make sail for the dawn til the darkness has gone
[Chorus]
As the songs of the dead live for ere in my mind
As I live all the years that they left me behind
I'll stay on the shore but still gaze at the sea
I'll remember the fallen, and they think of me
For our souls in the ocean together we'll be
I remember the fallen, and they think of me
For our souls in the ocean together we'll be
Lyrics Submitted by Old Billy Reilly